Welcome! I’m a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Calgary studying behavioral change in infectious disease systems under the supervision of Dr. Rob Deardon and Dr. Alex Schmidt. I completed my PhD in Biostatistics at the University of Iowa in 2021, where I worked with Dr. Grant Brown and Dr. Jacob Oleson to develop methodology to create more accurate models of infectious diseases. I am interested in Bayesian statistics and computation, and have found applications in epidemic spread, latent growth modeling, and disease mapping.

At the University of Iowa, I spent four years working at the Biostatistics Consulting Center, where I had the opportunity to collaborate with researchers in a wide range of disciplines, including radiology, nursing, communication sciences, and social work. Many of my recent collaborative publications have centered on using machine learning methods and radiomics data for tumor classification. Other collaborative projects I’ve worked on have used longitudinal methods, network analysis, in addition to traditional regression modeling.

I hold a strong passion for teaching biostatistics curriculum using personalized pedagogical methods. This led to applying and receiving funding for the creation of an Open Educational Resource (OER) to be used in an introductory biostatistics or statistics course. The OER is currently under construction, with development focused on the combination of textual explanations, embedded Shiny applications, and corresponding exercises which ephasize conceptual understanding. This will provide students with an engaging and interactive learning resource that offers an intuitive illustration of core statistical concepts.

In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family, baking, and all things volleyball related.